Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09
MUST TAKE LEGAL aEANS.
Jack Hyland Fined 410 and Costs for
Redressing . Gambling House
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Jack Hyland was indicted in the Police
Court at 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, on
q charge Of assault and battery preferred
by Mr.. A~rchambeault, whose patronymic
has been perverted by common usage to
"Shambo." This charge grew out OF the
| difficulty in Gwynne & Warehouses; gam
| bling place some weeks ago, when Hyland,
in some mysterious manner sustained a
wound in the right SIDE from which he has
only lately recovered. Several witnesses
| who we're present in the gambling house on
| the occasion in question testified, the first
being Archambeault himself. On the night
of the 22d OF March he was gambling there
and betting 81 and 50 at a time. One of
his bets was missing and he blamed Hyland
for it. Hyland etruck him first. Hedidn't
strike Hyland at all. He couldn't tell how
many times he was struck. He was not
very sober at the time, but remembered
everything that occurred. They had two
difficulties, which were not very long apart.
Hyland struck him both times. Jerry
Mullen VAS standing near and interfered.
Hyland was asked if he had any questions
to put to the witness and asked him if he
did o first apply adisgustingly obscene
epithet to him.
The witness replied he never said so;
that he never applied the language
to anyone before the first diff
Guilty. The second time he adj
his chips q name which would imply a sc
rious reflection on his maternal ancestry,
or some other hard name.
AL Perkey was present when the difficulty
occurred. The first he heard of the dis
pute was about q bet. He Saw Archam-
beault down and Hyland striking him with
his foot. He heard no calling of vile names.
He sat too far away to be sure that Hy-
land hit Archambeault, but he saw them
scuff1ing in tie room over near the passage.
They broke the door, but he could not see
what they were doing there.
Jerry Mullen was the next witness. Il
was in there during the row, and before |
either of them began playing. Archam-
beaulJ was at one end of the table and Hy-
land was seated at the other. Archam-
beault was playing low and Jack played
high. Arvhambeault had q bet between
the jack tray coppered. The turn came
along and he lost. He took a
copper and coppered Jacks money
between the deuce tray. I was standing
right over him, and l saw he was wrong,
but it was none of my business, and 1
wasn't going to interfere. Pretty soon
y " SOyo. WIN SOpHC1Cu "y OCV. |
With that this Shambo here chimes in and
it's his money, and one thing led to
another, and he called Jack an ugly name.
partner, q man by the name of
was there, and he told him he !
was wrong. but he had been drinking, and /
persisted, and at last they got up and had ;
few passes, and sat down again. But |
ShamDo kept repeating his offensive re-
marks, and Jack got hotter than ever, and
fought again. this time in the hallway.
The proprietor said, We'll, if they haven't
had enough let them fight it OUT and
barred the way into the passageway with
he asked to be let up, and then
sat down at the tsble again."
Mattheson, a dealer, who was on duty at
The table at which the fuss occurred that
night, gave his testimony to the same ef-
showing that it was Hyland's bet
that Archambeault had wrongly claimed
and that the foul language used was
OF by n word leading to an
other.
Jack Hyland also made a statement.
His testimony. Of course, placed all the
obloquy for the assault on Archambeault's
He endured more abuse
han an ordinary man would take from
lis best friend. The aspersions he testified
tAOV ~ AS0RON uA A4A4 Oulu l
even q worm turn.
At the conclusion of the evidence Judge
said that, while the testimony
vas somewhat conflicting, still there could
'e no doubt a great deal OF provocation
lad been endured by Mr.. Hyland. But
While this was so, yet it was no excuse for
i'm taking the law into his own hands. .
The law provided a simple remedy and
for all, and, as far as he was
concerned. he would punish all fighting in
,ublic Unfortunately. He therefore fined
dyland $40 and costs.
Hyland Immediately said: "I1l take an
The Judge made out a bond for $3.50 and
he defendant went out on his personal rec
~gnition to get securities to sign his bond.
OTHER CASES.
Judge Mediation was confronted again
esterday by the ubiquitous John Doe.
ONE means must be taken to cool the ar
or OF this irrepresslble devotee of Bacchus.
his time it was boisterous, profane and
bscene language on Main street, between
ark and Broadway, and the Judge ad.
listed it with a fine Of IS and costs, which
as paid. +.
The Case against Gus Peterson was dis
Kissed for wan of proof. s
Pat ONeil, vagrant, being in need OF a
place, got $25 and costs and was
>mmitted to the Bastile. {